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2001 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

2001 All-Americans included MLB All-Star Mark Prior.

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2001 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).[2]

Key edit

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
CB Collegiate Baseball[2]
NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith Award as national Player of the Year[2]
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point[2]
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans edit

Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcher Mark Prior USC
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 202 strikeouts in a single season (2001) (T-14th in Division I),[4] 2003 MLB All-Star[5]
Starting pitcher Dewon Brazelton Middle Tennessee
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Starting pitcher Aaron Heilman (2) Notre Dame
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Starting pitcher Kirk Saarloos Cal State Fullerton
 Y
—
 Y
—
Starting pitcher Noah Lowry Pepperdine
—
 Y
—
—
Starting pitcher Justin Pope UCF
—
 Y
 Y
—
Starting pitcher Shane Komine Nebraska
—
—
 Y
—
 510 career strikeouts (5th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcher Lee Gronkiewicz South Carolina
 Y
—
 Y
 Y
 19 saves in a single season (2001) (T-15th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcher Casey Shumaker Jacksonville
—
—
—
 Y
Catcher Kelly Shoppach Baylor
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Johnny Bench Award[2]
First baseman John Van Benschoten Kent State
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Made NCBWA team as UT[2] 31 HR in a single season (2001) (T-16th in Division I)[4]
First baseman Dan Johnson Nebraska
—
—
—
 Y
 .791 career slugging percentage (T-16th in Division I)[4]
Second baseman Chris O'Riordan Stanford
 Y
—
—
 Y
Second baseman Michael Woods Southern
—
 Y
 Y
—
Third baseman Jeff Baker Clemson
—
 Y
 Y
—
Third baseman Jake Gautreau Tulane
 Y
 Y
—
 Y
 Made BA team as DH[2]
Shortstop Chris Burke Tennessee
—
 Y
 Y
 Y
 105 runs in a single season (2001) (T-11th in Division I)[4]
Outfielder John-Ford Griffin Florida State
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Outfielder John Cole Nebraska
 Y
 Y
—
—
Outfielder Shelley Duncan Arizona
—
 Y
 Y
—
Outfielder Jason Law Monmouth
 Y
—
 Y
—
Outfielder Ryan Brunner Northern Iowa
—
—
 Y
—
Outfielder Brian Baron UCLA
—
—
 Y
 Y
Designated hitter Scott Henley Georgia Southern
 Y
—
—
—
Utility player Cory Sullivan Wake Forest
—
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Made NCBWA team as OF[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Mark Prior". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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